Samhain (Oct 31 - Nov 1)
Also known as witches new year, marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, the nights are long and it is getting colder.
The harvest is celebrated and we express our gratitude. Samhain is also a celebration to honor ancestors and contact the deceased, as the veil is thin and makes communication easier.
Correspondences for Samhain:
Symbols of Samhain | pumpkins, bats, spiders, cobwebs, witches, broomsticks, skeletons.
Colors | Black, orange, white, silver, purple.
Spells | Gratitude, releasing, honoring, abundance, communication, protection.
Crystals | Amethyst, onyx, obsidian, smokey quartz.
Herbs and flowers | Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Rosemary, Sandalwood.
Food | Apple pie, pears, pumpkins, nuts, grains, bread, vegetables, soups, stews, candy, ciders.
Activities | Honoring ancestors, letting go, celebrating, baking, visiting cemetery, trick or treating, watching horror movies, dumb supper, séances.
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The moment when your curriculum says the exam is Dec. 9 but you can only schedule for Nov. 22 :')
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In exactly one week it is Mabon, the second harvest festival of the year. (21st-24 Sep)
With Mabon we celebrate equal day and night, the days getting shorter, we express our gratitude and harvest fruits and vegetables.
Correspondences for Mabon:
Symbols | Leaves, apples, acorns, pumpkins, harvested fruits & vegetables.
Colors | Brown, red, orange, yellows, black.
Spells | Gratitude, balance, prosperity, shadow work, releasing.
Crystals | Citrine, aventurine, tigers eye, agate, quartz.
Herbs and flowers | Sage, rosemary, cinnamon, marigold, myrrh.
Food | Apple pie, pears, pumpkins, nuts, grains, bread, vegetables, soups.
Activities | Apple/pumpkin/pear picking, forest walks, decorate your altar/room with autumn decorations, cook for family and friends, make hot apple cider, make a simmer pot, clean your space.
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Artemis
wild huntress, shrouded in mist, the stillness within the storm
"Hear me, Daughter of Leto, Celebrated, Noble, Bacchian Queen, rejoicing in Your silver arrows. Torch-bearing Goddess Dictunna, who presides over births and relieves the pain of labor, Divine Maiden, who glories in the Sylvan hunt, Swift and fierce, no one is Your equal with the bow. Wandering by night, reveling in the flowering meadows, Brave and beautiful Nurturer of mortals, Eternal and Earthly, Bane of fell monsters, Dweller in the hills whom the woods and dogs delight. You hunt the stag and give the Earth a store of bounteous fruit to bear. Oh Universal Queen, You flourish in endless youth, Wield the Cydonian Power, Dread Guardian Goddess, With benevolence come to these mystic rites, Send us gentle Peace and Health, and drive disease and care far from us."
— Orphic Hymn 36 To Artemis
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